When children are behaving in a clingy, demanding way and unable to settle in to independent play it’s normally because they have some feelings bottled up that are causing them to feel tense, uncomfortable, unsettled, agitated etc. This article looks at how you can help your child to process those feelings.

💛🍁🍂🌕✨🐇 How can we bring the traditionally spring festival of Easter to children in Australia in a way that is meaningful? I hope this gives you some inspiration to draw from the elements of nature and create something magical for your child.

Everywhere I look, I see people distracting their kids from what they’re feeling. You’re upset? Have a dummy, have somemilk, have a lollipop, look at this game on my phone… (And I get it, I’ve done this many times too.) But then we wonder why our kids are growing up with sugar, technology or other … Continue reading The Distraction Epidemic 📱🍭

Step 1) Conscious parenting really starts with you becoming conscious of your own emotions. You can’t expect to respond to your child’s big feelings with calm and compassion if you’re wandering around in an unconscious fog yourself 🤷🏼‍♀️. If you are cut off or numb to your own emotions it is almost impossible to mirror … Continue reading 3 steps to keeping your calm with tantrums

Sleep is one of my favourite topics to talk about. Why? I personally struggled with sleep deprivation for MONTHS and MONTHS and MONTHS and I just love seeing the sheer relief on a mother’s face when she realises it’s not the only option if she wants to avoid sleep training and cry it out type methods.